gh-104922: Doc: add note about PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN (#106314)

Add note about PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN in extending and embedding document.
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@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ perform some operation on a file. ::
Py_ExitStatusException(status);
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.. note::
``#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN`` was used to indicate that ``Py_ssize_t`` should be
used in some APIs instead of ``int``.
It is not necessary since Python 3.13, but we keep it here for backward compatibility.
See :ref:`arg-parsing-string-and-buffers` for a description of this macro.
Setting :c:member:`PyConfig.program_name` should be called before
:c:func:`Py_InitializeFromConfig` to inform the interpreter about paths to Python run-time
libraries. Next, the Python interpreter is initialized with

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@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ the module and a copyright notice if you like).
headers on some systems, you *must* include :file:`Python.h` before any standard
headers are included.
It is recommended to always define ``PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN`` before including
``Python.h``. See :ref:`arg-parsing-string-and-buffers` for a description of this macro.
``#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN`` was used to indicate that ``Py_ssize_t`` should be
used in some APIs instead of ``int``.
It is not necessary since Python 3.13, but we keep it here for backward compatibility.
See :ref:`arg-parsing-string-and-buffers` for a description of this macro.
All user-visible symbols defined by :file:`Python.h` have a prefix of ``Py`` or
``PY``, except those defined in standard header files. For convenience, and